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Current Population Survey, August 2008: Immigration/Emigration Supplement (ICPSR 31201)

Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of Census; United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Summary:

This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey on the topic of immigration and emigration, which was administered as a supplement to the August 2008 CPS questionnaire.The CPS, administered monthly, is a labor force survey providing current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States. Specifically, the CPS provides estimates of total employment (both farm and n... (more info)

This data collection is comprised of responses from two sets of survey questionnaires, the basic Current Population Survey (CPS) and a survey on the topic of immigration and emigration, which was administered as a supplement to the August 2008 CPS questionnaire.

The CPS, administered monthly, is a labor force survey providing current estimates of the economic status and activities of the population of the United States. Specifically, the CPS provides estimates of total employment (both farm and nonfarm), nonfarm self-employed persons, domestics, and unpaid helpers in nonfarm family enterprises, wage and salaried employees, and estimates of total unemployment. Data from the CPS are provided for the week prior to the survey.

The August 2008 supplement questions were asked of all household members interviewed in the basic CPS. The supplemental questions collected information on contemporary migration patterns, such as multiple years of entry to and emigration from the United States, time spent living outside the United States, and money sent and received from family and friends living outside the United States.

Study Description

Citation

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of Census, and United States Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey, August 2008: Immigration/Emigration Supplement. ICPSR31201-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2011-10-06. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR31201.v1

Universe:
The universe for both the basic CPS monthly and the immigration/emigration supplement surveys consisted of all persons, all ages, civilian and military of the population of the United States.

Data Types:
survey data

Data Collection Notes:

Users are strongly encouraged to refer to the User Guide (produced by the Principal Investigators), which contains the questionnaire for the supplement, as well as additional detailed technical documentation regarding the study design, sampling frame used, and response rates.

The universe statements for each variable are defined in either the basic or supplement record layout, which is located in Attachments 6 and 7, respectively, of the User Guide.

ICPSR removed all FILLER and PADDING variables from the data. As a result, the column locations in any ICPSR-released data product (e.g., codebook and setup files) will have column locations that are not consistent with locations described in the User Guide.

Methodology

Sample:
A multistage probability sample was selected to represent the universe of approximately 71,000 households.

There are household (HHSUPWGT) and person (PWSUPWGT) supplement weights associated with the August 2008 immigration/emigration supplement. Use these weights for tallying the supplement items. The household weight limits the sample to one record per household for household tallies.

Users are strongly encouraged to refer to the User Guide for detailed information on how to use
the weights, as well as how they were derived.